Hi! my real name is Lorna-May
But Bats has been my nick name for a very long time,I began reading Fantasy
books very late,and went to this book shop,didn't have anything new in,so
the girl said ''Have you read Anne McCaffery's books?''picked it up read the back,and said ''I've been a SF fan from the start,never have read Dragons
in them,just started Fantasys and love them'',Well thank heavens!,she lent
me her book,and I was in AWE,have everyone now
I had to retire as a nurse,had nasty fall down a gorge,learnt to use Computer
made a lot of friends,breed Budgies,have a Galah,who knows too much,one
old Himalayian cat,one Chihuahua,one Burman cat,8 KOI fish,and I'm a
die-hard David Bowie fan.
Bats

Pssst! Ghyle,don't tell anyone,But I have also a Bat tatoo with RED eyes
had it done not so long ago,love it,
Glad you like my Avatar it was done especially for me,think I''ll be lost
without it,can't remember if I had my Wallpaper on this Thread,it has all my
favourite things around me,,,Bats,Dragons,BoBa Fett and of course David
Bowie. Bats

Thanks Sassie,we are a good pair aren't we me falling down a Gorge,and
falling off Motor Bike,,but we don't let these things get us down,,one
closes another opens,,but i do at times miss Nursing,,,but I beat the odds too
my greastest thrill was still able to walk down the Pyamids .
Sam I beat you in age 68 and that doesn't keep me still and brought
up three boys myself,and they are happy in life with themselves,,,but they
can't keep up with me...even got themselves Tatoos
It was so interising reading all about everyone .
Bats

Location: Bristol U.K. but normally in which book i'm reading at the time

Gender: F

Re: Getting to know you...

Sounds like you and I are kindred spirits! I love Egypt too but luckly I did all the climbing up,in and down a couple of years ago so I don't feel that I'm missing to much when I go back!
My last two holidays ('03 & '04) were to Cairo but we're going to Tunisia this year for a poke about the Roman ruins along the Med Coast! Not that there's much left of Cartage but some of the other sites look good!
I mis-read the start your post and thought you said you'd fallen off a George!!!!
Lucky Devil I thought then read it again...Just when I was about to ask for his number!!!

Cheeky!! Ghyle ,what can we do with you!!!!
Sassy the best Roman ruins are in Turkey,they haven't even scratch
the untold Roman living,and I want to go back to Egypt,even the Guide
was amazed how I sort of knew my way around,and once you get to know
the Egyptians they have a wicked sense of humour
Bats

Location: Bristol U.K. but normally in which book i'm reading at the time

Gender: F

Re: Getting to know you...

Welcome to you kf4uzt I assume your a ham radio buff???

My Father has an equally incomprehensible set of id letters but there again he manages to carry on and hear conversations when all I can hear is the most horrible white noise.
I have to agree with you about ferrets, They are enchanting and full of character!
You must talk to Gyhle...He's into small furry thing although he might deny it at first!
See you on the boards

HI!
Well, im a 23 year old girl (woman?) real life name Claire. I have 2 kids aged 4 and 5 and consequently enjoy Disney films and playing on swings
Nice to meet you all!
p.s. I tend to be hit by typo gremlins a lot so bear with me please

Hello Everyone!

I am glad to find this wonderful board, and to see so many great Anne fans! My online name is simply translated; "Sapphire Dragon", though the spelling is a bit off. :p I also go by Saffyr, Saffy, "Mom!!!", 'hey you' and a vivid assortment of alter names, lol.

And Platinumdragon, i laughed when i read your post; my daughter is 4, a wee little Saggitarian, and i too seem to only have a repotoire of Disney and other kids shows for my entertainment these days, lol. And i thought the typo gremlins only plagued me! C'mon, we need to send a fair of firelizards after the dratted things!

I'm at home, unable to work, trying to see doctors about my health, slow that. So... limbo. I'm struggling, but getting by, trying for disability but not able to as my past doctors elected to 'loose' my medical records, charming of them eh? Much less they didnt do much for me except hand me more and more heavy painpills. So, i'm attempting to start over with fresh, and hopefully competent, medical people. (getting off my soapbox now)

In my working years, i have cashiered in retail, a pharmacy and tobacco sales, been a home healthcare provider, worked privately for people cleaning house and such, and done much kitchen work.

I've been an Anne McCaffrey fan since i first ever read Dragonflight in 1989. Got hooked all too well, and havent tried to wiggle off that hook yet, nor will i ever! My favourites are Pern, all things Pern, anything Pern, forever Pern! I'm also quite into Freedom's Landing and Choice, and can't wait to find Challenge, i am sitting on the edge of my seat for that one! The Ship Who Sang touched chords in my heart that i never realized could be, and found myself fully caught up in that series, blissfully so. The Doona series is also a great favourite, but i have also found so much treasure in Coelura and Get Of (Off) The Unicorn as well. She says so very much in those!

But i have found my Self in Dragonsong, Dragonsinger and Dragondrums. I read those for the first time in 1993 and honestly cried. Menolly's early life is just all too close to my own youth. It was a wonderful surprise and release to see those words in print and realize, even in a fictional state, that i was not alone. Thusly, Menolly and beloved Master Robinton are the most treasured of all Miss Anne's characters.

Heh, ever see a grown woman cry? Well, i most certainly did when Master Robinton passed. Now that's a character to honour: If you can honestly cry as though you'de just lost the most precious friend you have upon reading such; then Miss Anne, in my book, you are forever The Master Harper of all the Ages. And i mean that most seriously Thank you Miss Anne for touching my heart in so many wonderful ways!

Now i dont just read and cry all the time, lol. There are quite a few nights i have very nearly done myself a damage trying not to laugh out loud reading Miss Anne's books as my daughter was trying to sleep. Trying... opperative word some nights. :p

I cook; clean; write science fiction and some fantasy, adventure/horrors; paint; write poetry; play a bit in Furcadia; sketch (dragons mostly), and make Native American style craft and material culture. I love history, the sciences and to watch movies with my daughter. And there must always be a Tickle-War! Yes indeedy! Nothing makes me happier than hearing my daughter lost in a dire fit of giggles, pleading for yet more tickles. (Now if i could just get her to stop calling pickles "tickles", there we will have ended so much confusion! hehe)

As for movies and TV, when i can watch things i like, i tend towards British comedy, Mel Brookes movies and other comedies, action/adventures, Star Trek and most science fiction, fantasy and a few romantic movies. But my favouites are City of Angels and Blade Runner. And there is very little i dont watch on Discovery, PBS, Animal Planet, The Food Channel, The Learning Channel or the History Channel. I dont go in for the usual fare of sitcoms and soaps, just not my style.

I hope that all will come well for you, and soon. The government here plans to abolish their disability support pension, single parent's pension, etc., and replace it all, excepting old age pensions and the like, with a single benefit. They aim to make the disabled look for work.

Hi, my name is really Holly and I'm from Texas. I'm a sixteen year old (seventeen March 13 woohoo!!! ) struggling author and beginning photographer. I love to read (especialy about dragons ) and really enjoy discussing the books as well as random sillyness on this site. In case anyone wonders, my screen name is actually the name of the major charactor in the novel I'm currently in the middle of writing (I love to make up the names ). Anyway, I love talking to ya'll, as this is pretty much the only source of intelligent conversation I have.

Sounds like you and I are kindred spirits! I love Egypt too but luckly I did all the climbing up,in and down a couple of years ago so I don't feel that I'm missing to much when I go back!
My last two holidays ('03 & '04) were to Cairo but we're going to Tunisia this year for a poke about the Roman ruins along the Med Coast! Not that there's much left of Cartage but some of the other sites look good!
I mis-read the start your post and thought you said you'd fallen off a George!!!!
Lucky Devil I thought then read it again...Just when I was about to ask for his number!!!

Sass, be sure to visit Dugga and El Djem!

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